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11-49B-6
Section 11-49B-6 Board of directors. (a) Each authority shall be governed by a board
of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its
authorization. The board shall initially be composed of 10 directors, but may be increased
to a maximum of 15 directors if additional counties join the regional system. The directors
of the authority shall be appointed as follows: (1) The president of the county commission
in the county where the authority is organized shall appoint three members of the board of
directors for the county commission with one appointee being an elected county official. All
appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the county commission. (2) The mayor of the
Class 1 municipality shall appoint three members of the board of directors for the city with
one appointee being an elected city official. All appointees shall be subject to confirmation
by the city council. (3) The president of the mayors association of the county where...
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22-11B-3
Section 22-11B-3 Medicaid recipients deemed to have given consent to information release
with receipt of services. Medicaid recipients shall be deemed to have given their consent
to the release by the State Medicaid Agency of information to the State Board of Health or
any other health care provider by virtue of their receipt of Medicaid covered services. (Acts
1995, No. 95-530, p. 1075, ยง3.)...
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22-6-225
Section 22-6-225 Denial of claims; grievances and appeals. (a) The Medicaid Agency shall
establish by rule procedures for safeguarding against wrongful denial of claims and addressing
grievances of enrollees in an integrated care network. (b) If a patient or the provider is
dissatisfied with the decision of an integrated care network, the patient or provider may
file a written notice of appeal to the Medicaid Agency. The Medicaid Agency shall adopt rules
governing the appeal, which shall include a full evidentiary hearing and a finding on the
record. The Medicaid Agency's decision shall be binding upon the integrated care network.
However, a patient or provider may file an appeal in circuit court in the county in which
the patient resides, or the county in which the provider provides services. (c) The Medicaid
Agency shall by rule establish procedures for addressing grievances and appeals of the integrated
care network. The appeal procedure shall include an opportunity for a fair...
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36-25A-3
Section 36-25A-3 Notice requirements. (a) Unless otherwise specified by law and as provided
herein, any governmental body subject to this chapter, except for an advisory board, advisory
commission, advisory committee, task force, or other advisory body created solely to make
recommendations on public policy issues and composed of persons who do not receive compensation
for their service as members of the board, commission, committee, task force, or body from
public funds, shall post notice of all meetings, as defined in Section 36-25A-2(6)a.1.,
at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting as follows: (1) The Alabama Legislature
is solely governed by the Alabama Constitution which establishes that the doors of each house
of the Alabama Legislature shall be open to the public unless a vote is taken that secrecy
is required under the circumstances. The respective houses of the Alabama Legislature shall
develop rules consistent with the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for...
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22-11D-5
Section 22-11D-5 Establishment of council; composition; meetings. (a) There is established
the Statewide Trauma and Health Care Center Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations
and standards necessary to implement this chapter and to serve as consultants to the board
on matters related to the statewide trauma system and other health care centers. (b) The council
shall consist of 11 members and be constituted in the following manner: (1) Four representatives
of hospitals, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Hospital Association.
Two of the appointees shall be from hospitals located in urban areas and two shall be from
hospitals located in rural areas of the state. At least two of the appointees shall be from
hospitals that will be designated as trauma centers after the statewide trauma system is established.
(2) Four representatives who shall be licensed physicians, appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (3) One representative...
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16-28B-8
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee;
liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent
that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement
the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide:
(1) Foster individual, family, and group counseling services related to suicide prevention.
(2) Make referral, crisis intervention, and other related information available for students,
parents, and school personnel. (3) Foster training for school personnel who are responsible
for counseling and supervising students. (4) Increase student awareness of the relationship
between drug and alcohol use and suicide. (5) Educate students in recognizing signs of suicidal
tendencies and other facts and warning signs of suicide. (6) Inform students of available
community suicide prevention services. (7) Promote cooperative efforts...
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21-8-5
Section 21-8-5 Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service. It is the duty of the Children's
Rehabilitation Service, with the advice of the committee, to: (1) Develop standards for determining
eligibility for care and treatment under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion
of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases,
including home care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control
over bleeding. (3) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia for the
purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents
for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and in the home. (4) Institute and carry
on community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia and for the counseling of
individuals and families. (5) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals,
regional health departments, and the public concerning...
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22-13A-8
Section 22-13A-8 Department authorized to replicate programs and enter into contracts
with organizations with expertise. (a) The department may replicate and use successful osteoporosis
programs and enter into contracts and purchase materials or services, or both, from organizations
with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis for services and materials which
may include any of the following: (1) Educational information and materials on the causes,
prevention, detection, treatment, and management of osteoporosis. (2) Training of staff. (3)
Physician and health care professional education and training, and clinical conferences. (4)
Conference organization and staffing. (5) Regional office development and staffing. (6) Nominations
for advisory panels. (7) Support group development. (8) Consultation. (9) Resource library
facilities. (10) Training home health aides and nursing home personnel. (11) Training teachers.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement to work with a...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that
the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and
fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of
each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient
utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high
degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy
and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions
are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this
agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their
abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences
in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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22-12A-3
Section 22-12A-3 Plan to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions; procedure,
contents, etc. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board
of Health shall, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the
State Health Coordinating Council, the Alabama Council on Maternal and Infant Health and the
regional and State Perinatal Advisory Committees, annually prepare a plan, consistent with
the legislative intent of Section 22-12A-2, to reduce infant mortality and handicapping
conditions to be presented to legislative health and finance committees prior to each regular
session of the Legislature. Such a plan shall include: primary care, hospital and prenatal;
secondary and tertiary levels of care both in hospital and on an out-patient basis; transportation
of patients for medical services and care and follow-up and evaluation of infants through
the first year of life; and optional educational programs, including pupils in...
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